IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MAIN ASSEMBLY OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes: a main assembly provided with an opening; an openable member movable between a closed position and an open position; and the cartridge, including a portion-to-be-urged, detachably mountable to the main assembly at a mounting completion position. The openable member includes a guiding portion including a supporting surface, a recessed portion provided partway of the supporting surface, and an urging portion as a part of the supporting surface. When the openable member is in the open position, the supporting surface is capable of guiding the cartridge to the opening. During a closing operation of the openable member, the urging portion and the portion-to-be-urged contact each other to push the cartridge toward the mounting completion position. When the openable member is in the closed position, a spacing is provided between the recessed portion and the portion-to-be-urged.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, comprising:
a main assembly provided with an opening through which a cartridge is to be mounted into and demounted from said main assembly; an openable member movable between a closed position where the opening is closed and an open position where the opening is open; and said cartridge, including a portion-to-be-urged, detachably mountable to said main assembly in a mounting completion position, wherein said openable member includes a guiding portion including a supporting surface, a recessed portion provided partway of the supporting surface, and an urging portion as a part of the supporting surface, wherein when said openable member is in the open position, the supporting surface is capable of guiding said cartridge to the opening, wherein during a closing operation of said openable member, the urging portion and the portion-to-be-urged contact each other to push said cartridge toward the mounting completion position, and wherein when said openable member is in the closed position, a spacing is provided between the recessed portion and the portion-to-be-urged.